Pseudoatrial flutter: artifact simulating atrial flutter caused by a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS).
A patient with previous actual atrial flutter had what appeared to be atrial flutter seen on Holter monitoring during treatment with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit. This proved to be artifact caused by the unit rather than a true arrhythmia. The artifact was reproduced in a normal volunteer by application of a TENS unit.
Weitz
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Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.
Tunick
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McElhinney
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Mitchell
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Kronzon
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D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D016477:Artifacts; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*